Jan. 10, 2019 After two years of California wildfires that have been linked or potentially linked to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an explosion that the utility faced criminal charges for, and continued allegations of…
Continue readingCalifornia Construction Company Fined for Workplace Fatality
Dec. 20, 2018 The California Occupational Health and Safety Administration (Cal/OSHA), fined a California construction company following the death of a construction worker when a trench collapsed at a residential development. The agency found that…
Continue readingCalifornia to Monitor FDA Warning Letters to Doctors
Dec. 31, 2018 Following an investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today that uncovered doctors receiving warning letters from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but not receiving any action from states,…
Continue readingBad Faith Insurance Lawsuit Costs Aetna $25.5 Million
November 26, 2018 To anyone who has ever had a medical insurance claim denied by an insurance carrier, it may come as no surprise that someone would file a bad faith insurance lawsuit against a…
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Two Workers Fall to their Death in Florida Construction Accident
Highlighting just how dangerous the construction industry can be, two construction workers in Florida recently fell to their deaths in a scaffolding accident. The men died during a scaffolding collapse that sent them plummeting approximately…
Continue readingConstruction Worker Dies After Being Hit with Steel Beam
August 15, 2018 A construction worker has died after he was hit by a temporary steel beam on his California job site on Friday, August 10, 2018. The worker, Patrick Ricketts, was on a job…
Continue readingCalifornia Trench Fatality Comes After OSHA PSA Warning
July 31, 2018 The death of a California construction worker who was killed when a trench collapsed at his job site has reinforced a message that the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and…
Continue readingFDA Warns of No-Rinse Foam After B. cepacia Outbreak
May 25, 2018 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers of a multi-state outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex, which is also commonly known as Bcc or B. cepacia. The outbreak has been linked…
Continue readingFor Each Woman Who Dies in Childbirth in U.S., 70 Others Nearly Die
May 10, 2018 Not everyone is aware of the alarming maternal mortality and injury situation in America. The U.S. has a higher rate of maternal death than any other developed country and, while maternal mortality…
Continue readingConstruction One of the Most Dangerous Industries for California Workers
April 25, 2018 When it comes to construction in California, business is booming. Almost 28,000 new construction workers were hired in Southern California alone from February 2017 to 2018, and the rush is on to…
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